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The Lionfish Cookbook

2010-12-30T12:56:00.000-08:00

Image licensed under Creative Commons by BONGURI

The Lionfish Cookbook: No, we're not kidding. Just see the link to the News Daily article below. Seems that the Lionfish invasion of the waters off Florida have become a problem. So much so that they actually wrote a cook book with 45 recipes for these beauties. They claim the delicacy is safe (except for the spines) and delicious. We expect a good export business to Japanese fish markets...

You may pre-purchase a copy of The Lionfish Cook Book from the Amazon Carousel below. Thank You.

FOM: "Eat 'Em" Stratagem for Lionfish Invasion in Florida (REUTERS), Lionfish (Wikipedia), Pterois volitans (Wikipedia), Pterois volitans (FishBase), Pterois volitans in the Encyclopedia of Life, Pterois volitans information page from the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce.

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Huggle

2010-09-02T12:38:00.000-07:00

Bee Beard 2 image licensed under Creative Commons by Max xx

Huggle: The VERY unfortunate conflation of honey and smuggle. Some executives have actually been charged with the allegations of honey smuggling and tainting it with antibiotics*. One might be tempted to conclude that now the honey supply cannot be trusted much like the egg and dairy supply...

Can you imagine what the agency phone call was like? Riinnnggg: Hello, Special Crimes Unit, Bee and Honey Division. Actually, when that phone rings it sounds like a buzzing bee...

FOM: * US Indicts 11 Executives with Honey Smuggling (from BBC News), Honey, Honey Bee (from Wikipedia), Smuggling (from the Wikipedia), Memorandum from Senator Chuck Schumer on Honey

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Mammalodon colliveri

2009-12-27T11:06:00.000-08:00

Mammalodon colliveri http://bit.ly/7SBsqZ: Ancient toothed-whale recently hypothesized to have subsisted by sucking mud from the sea bottom.

FOM: Mammalodon colliveris (in visWiki)

Ancient whale sucked mud for food

Australian Fossil Unlocks Secrets to the Origin of Whales

Erich M.G. Fitzgerald. The morphology and systematics of Mammalodon colliveri (Cetacea: Mysticeti), a toothed mysticete from the Oligocene of Australia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2010; DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00572.x

The morphology and systematics of Mammalodon colliveri (Cetacea: Mysticeti), a toothed mysticete from the Oligocene of Australia
ERICH M. G. FITZGERALD 1,2,3 *
1 School of Geosciences, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia 2 Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia 3 Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, NHB MRC 108, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Painting by Carl Buell on flickr

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Sinornithosaurus

2009-12-27T11:00:00.000-08:00

Sinornithosaurus milleni image licensed under Creative Commons by Cryptonaut

Sinornithosaurus http://bit.ly/6k7W35: Recently hypothesized (as) venomous dinosaur - due to the finding that its teeth/fangs are/were grooved. (Still, impossible to prove...sorry to say...).

FOM: Bird-like dinosaur was 'venomous'

Poisonous Prehistoric 'Raptor' Discovered in China

University of Kansas (2009, December 22). Poisonous prehistoric 'raptor' discovered in China. ScienceDaily. Retrieved December 27, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2009/12/091221212630.htm

Sinornithosaurus Pictures

Sinornithosaurus - Wikispecies

Sinornithosaurus (visWiki)

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Manta alfredi

2009-11-09T07:43:00.000-08:00

Image licensed under Creative Commons by John_Brennan.

Manta alfredi: Current name of the new giant manta ray species, appears to be located mainly in the Pacific. Not yet listed in FishBase. Did the species split in two?

Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/3APNi7

FOM: Manta ray's secret life revealed, Manta birostris, Manta alfredi and Elasmobranchii.

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Dasyatis microps

2009-11-09T07:40:00.001-08:00

Dasyatis microps: Scientific name of the extremely rare giant sting ray species. Caught on film for the first time.

Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/3XWy63

FOM: First film of a 'giant' stingray, Dasyatis microps and Elasmobranchii.

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Conalateral or Conulateral

2009-11-01T12:37:00.000-08:00

Conalateral / Conulateral: The conceptual collision arising from Biolateral and conundrum with conative. As mentioned in our Biolateral (posting), how does society then support the individuals facing reduced or non-existent income due to reduced fishing and stocks or an outright ban? Would society offer them permanent unemployment insurance as a collateral consequence of these/this actions? The conundrum here is how to meet these needs...

Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/1uxnid

FOM: Cap-and-Trade for Seafood Industry May be Next, Tuna ban 'justified' by science, Sea Fish in Decline, ShrimpSuck.org, Greenpeace Oceans and Depleting Marine Stocks.

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Updated: Friday, December 11, 2009.

Biolateral

2009-11-01T12:20:00.001-08:00

Image licensed under Creative Commons by maesejose

Biolateral: The conceptual collision of biology and collateral. The growing (?) awareness that humanity had better start treating the world's depleting stocks of food organisms (tuna, cod, shrimp...) like a form of collateral - to be used only in preciously allotted quantities at a time. Or else... those stocks may not be available for use and consumption at a future time...as well as those organisms that are associated with them...

BOYCOTT Tuna.

Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/4927dk

FOM: Cap-and-Trade for Seafood Industry May be Next , EU: bluefin tuna catches to be reduced, Tuna body shies from fishing ban, Fishing body agrees to cut in Atlantic tuna quota (REUTERS),,Tuna ban 'justified' by science, Sea Fish in Decline, ShrimpSuck.org, Greenpeace Oceans, US Requests Talks With Mexico Over Tuna Dispute , 'Last chance' for tuna authority, International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and Depleting Marine Stocks.

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Revised/Updated: Sunday, November 8, 2009. Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Monday, November 16, 2009. Friday, December 11, 2009.

For Friday, August 14, 2009

2009-08-14T11:26:00.000-07:00

Increased Ocean Acidification In Alaska Waters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090813163158.htm

Climate Change Could Have Negative Effects On Stream And Forest Ecosystems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723142116.htm

Treelines Not Advancing As Expected With Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090812202047.htm

Powerful anti-cancer drug unveiled

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8201376.stm

Salinomycin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salinomycin

Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8200680.stm

Lion cubs make first appearance

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8199975.stm

Panthera leo persica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthera_leo_persica

Panthera leo persica (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1225995

Blue tits use mint and lavender to disinfect nests, scientists find

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8199000/8199726.stm

Cyanistes caeruleus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1051997

Lavandula

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavender

Mentha

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentha

Parasite infects Atlantic finches

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/08/14/pei-finch-parasite.html

Trichomonas gallinae (Warning! You may find the image associated with this Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources Link disturbing. We certainly did – and we are professionals.).

Carduelis tristis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carduelis_tristis

Carpodacus purpureus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpodacus_purpureus

http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12150_12220-27288--,00.html

To Manage A Fishery, You Must Know How The Fish Die

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810073941.htm

New Life Histories Emerge For Invasive Wasps, Magnify Ecological Harm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090720190609.htm

White Tea Could Keep You Healthy And Looking Young

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810085312.htm

White tea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_tea

Black Tea May Fight Diabetes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728172604.htm

Black tea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_tea

12 surprising signs you’ll live to 100

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32272813/ns/health-aging/

Ancient whale remains found in California

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32408502/ns/technology_and_science-science/

The Coming Drought in India/Asia and More for Thursday, August 13, 2009

2009-08-13T09:41:00.001-07:00

World population to hit 7 billion in 2011

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/12/world.population/index.html

Lasting benefits seen in gene therapy for blindness (Reuters)

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre57b5pn-us-blindness-genetherapy/

India's water use 'unsustainable'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8197287.stm

Australia emissions plan rejected

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8198690.stm

Atlantic hurricanes 'at 1,000-year high'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8197191.stm

Wikipedia List of Atlantic Hurricane Seasons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_hurricane_season

Conserving Big Cats Works: South African Leopard Field Study Yields Encouraging Results

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811143838.htm

Panthera pardus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard

Panthera pardus pardus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1270484

Australia camel cull sparks woe

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8198701.stm

Camelus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelus

Breeding like...Rise in rabbit numbers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8198790.stm

Have scientists solved mystery of why flamingos stand on one leg?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8197000/8197932.stm

Phoenicopterus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo

Radio tags reveal secrets of roadrunners

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32374535/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Geococcyx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadrunner

Synthetic Derivative Of Kudzu Vine Can Reduce Drinking And Prevent Relapse

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811161255.htm

Daidzin (Unsponsored link to Chemblink site)

http://www.chemblink.com/products/552-66-9.htm

GMA: Tainted Fruit - Produce and Pesticide Residue

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8315670&page=1

Anthrax Bacteria Conspire With Viruses To Stay Alive

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090812035445.htm

Bacillus anthracis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_anthracis

Martian Methane: Red Planet Not So Dormant

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810085308.htm

Martian life appears less likely, study reveals

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32394763/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Mars

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars

DRTB & MS Reversed and More for Wednesday, August 12, 2009

2009-08-12T12:08:00.000-07:00

Drug-resistant TB Could Become Widespread

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810161957.htm

Multiple Sclerosis Reversed In Mice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811143725.htm

MS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis

First Wi-Fi pacemaker in U.S. gives patient freedom

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5790ak-us-pacemaker/

First Standard Graphical Notation For Biology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811161341.htm

Le Novère N, Hucka M, Mi H, Moodie S, Shreiber F, Sorokin A, Demir E, Wegner K, Aladjem M, Wimalaratne S, Bergman FT, Gauges R, Ghazal P, H Kawaji, Li L, Matsuoka Y, Villéger A, Boyd SE, Calzone L, Courtot M, Dogrusoz U, Freeman T, Funahashi A, Ghosh S, Jouraku A, Kim S, Kolpakov F, Luna A, Sahle S, Schmidt E, Watterson S, Goryanin I, Kell DB, Sander C, Sauro H, Snoep JL, Kohn K, Kitano H. The Systems Biology Graphical Notation. Nature Biotechnology, 2009; 27 (8) DOI: 10.1038/nbt.1558

Humans 'Damaging The Oceans' In Profound Ways

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729092538.htm

Himalayan treasures threatened (Slide show from the BBC News site)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8189000/8189937.stm

Stowaway mosquitoes threaten Galapagos wildlife

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre57b0oq-us-galapagos-mosquitoes/

Galápagos Islands

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands

Woodlands Suffer Large-scale Biodiversity Loss

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090722083727.htm

Bipedal Humans Came Down From The Trees

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810162005.htm

'Taste test' for Neanderthal DNA

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8195762.stm

Homo neanderthalensis (Wikipedia has added new image of Neanderthal child reconstruction)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_neanderthalensis

When Did Humans Return After Last Ice Age?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727130600.htm

Cheddar Gorge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheddar_Gorge

Killer whales visit 'social clubs'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8188000/8188071.stm

Orcinus orca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcinus_orca

Orcinus orca (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/328534

Elephant rescued from drainage hole

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8195213.stm

Texting cows help wildlife study

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8195498.stm

'Alien-like' scenes of tadpoles feasting are caught on camera

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8185125.stm

Leptodactylus fallax

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptodactylus_fallax

Leptodactylus fallax (IUCN Red List link – Critically Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/57125/0

Cleaner Seine brings wild salmon back to French capital

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8196801.stm

Salmo salar

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=236&genusname=Salmo&speciesname=salar&lang=English

Zombie ants controlled by fungus

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32388708/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Ophiocordyceps unilateralis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps_unilateralis

Ocean Health Plays Vital Role In Coral Reef Recovery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090721214633.htm

Making a national tree database

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8196615.stm

Giant 'meat-eating' plant found

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8195000/8195029.stm

Nepenthes philippinensis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes_philippinensis

Discovering Soybean Plants Resistant To Aphids And A New Aphid

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810162011.htm

Potato Blight Plight Looks Promising For Food Security

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810074236.htm

Understanding How Weeds Are Resistant To Herbicides

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090805120433.htm

Meteorite Found On Mars Yields Clues About Planet's Past (…Mars had a significant atmosphere…)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810175658.htm

Mars

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars

NASA Link to the Rovers and Images

http://www.nasa.gov/rovers

http://www.nasa.gov/rovers

LCROSS Points to Life Detection on Other Planets and New Himalayas Species and More for Monday, August 10, 2009

2009-08-10T09:19:00.000-07:00

LCROSS Spacecraft Detects Life On Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806091014.htm

LCROSS (Wiki Link)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCROSS

Bonn hosts climate change talks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8193203.stm

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Wiki Link)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Framework_Convention_on_Climate_Change

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Website)

http://unfccc.int/

Psychological Factors Help Explain Slow Reaction To Global Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090807154404.htm

'Motion Picture' Of Past Warming Paves Way For Snapshots Of Future Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090716141138.htm

Global Warming

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Warming

Climate-caused Biodiversity Booms And Busts In Ancient Plants And Mammals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806121757.htm

Ozone Depletion Reduces Ocean Carbon Uptake

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806141716.htm

Ozone depletion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_depletion

Carbon sink

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_sink

Wastewater Produces Electricity And Desalinates Water

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806112601.htm

Orangutans Make Musical Instrument

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090810/sc_livescience/orangutansmakemusicalinstrument;_ylt=Aoq8ShvIDyusRoE_LV.PwBYPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTNkaGgzYThzBGFzc2V0A2xpdmVzY2llbmNlLzIwMDkwODEwL29yYW5ndXRhbnNtYWtlbXVzaWNhbGluc3RydW1lbnQEY3BvcwM0BHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl9oZ

Pongo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutan

Greater Yellowstone Elk Suffer Worse Nutrition And Lower Birth Rates Due To Wolves

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090717121424.htm

Yellowstone National Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park

Cervus canadensis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk

Canis lupus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_lupus

Canis lupus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/328607

Is Bat White-nose Syndrome An Emerging Fungal Pathogen?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803185832.htm

White-nose syndrome

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-nose_syndrome

Scottish species reach new heights

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8189613.stm

Mary Had A Lot Of Lambs: Researchers Identify Way To Accelerate Sheep Breeding

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806112401.htm

Ovis aries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_sheep

Ovis aries (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/311906

Flying frog among 353 new Himalayan species: WWF

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090810/sc_afp/asiaenvironmentwildlifewwfhimalayas;_ylt=AvzzLle_EJmbbqWQt6NiSc.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTMxZmpoOGljBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDA5MDgxMC9hc2lhZW52aXJvbm1lbnR3aWxkbGlmZXd3ZmhpbWFsYXlhcwRwb3MDNQRzZWMDeW5fbW9zdF9wb3B1bGFyBHNsawNmbHlpb

Invasive Species Threaten Critical Habitats, Oyster Among Victims

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090717121426.htm

Links Between Nerve Roots And Plant Roots

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806121724.htm

New Cancer Drug Delivery System Is Effective And Reversible

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806112359.htm

The Melting Arctic and More Bad Extinction News and More for Sunday, August 9, 2009

2009-08-09T11:43:00.000-07:00

Vast expanses of Arctic ice melt in summer heat

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090809/ap_on_re_ca/cn_canada_ice_retreats;_ylt=AiNN6UIa12o4HDs7UhEdY2Gs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTM4dnRuYXVwBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwODA5L2NuX2NhbmFkYV9pY2VfcmV0cmVhdHMEY3BvcwM3BHBvcwM0BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5faGVhZGxpbmVfbGlzdARzbGsDdmFzdG

Arctic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic

Chemists Discover Ozone-boosting Reaction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090720190728.htm

Ozone Layer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_layer

Ozone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone

Prominent Rainfall Feature Creeping Northward

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090701135535.htm

Climate fixes 'pose drought risk'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8188409.stm

Extinction hits 'whole families'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8188166.stm

Extinction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction

Looking Different 'Helps Animals To Survive'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723113514.htm

Smart rook shows that ancient fable might be based on fact

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8181233.stm

Corvus frugilegus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rook_(bird)

Corvus frugilegus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/916409

Smuggled tortoise numbers on the rise

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8191081.stm

Douglas-fir, Geoducks Make Strange Bedfellows In Studying Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090730103746.htm

Panopea abrupta

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoduck

Panopea abrupta (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/440073

Pseudotsuga

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas-fir

Organic Carbon Compounds Emitted By Trees Affect Air Quality

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806141518.htm

Great Diversity Of Marine Plankton Drive Oceanic Photosynthesis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804071826.htm

Marine Microbes Creating Green Waves In Industry

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090807091210.htm

Insulin infusion sets recalled

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/08/07/insulinset-recall.html

ER Physician Tells You How To Avoid A Lightning Strike And What To Do If One Occurs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090805193601.htm

8K Mile Journey of the Limosa & More for Thursday, August 6, 2009

2009-08-06T10:12:00.000-07:00

Limosa lapponica image licensed under Creative Commons by Dave Hamster

Invasive Species

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_species

Ancient pterosaurs were skilled fliers

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5745gj-us-china-pterosaur/

How the humble raindrop has driven flower evolution

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8186000/8186098.stm

Do Chicago’s Suburbs Hold The Key To Understanding West Nile Virus?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090730155551.htm

West Nile Virus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nile_Virus

Popular Insect Repellent Deet Is Neurotoxic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804193230.htm

DEET

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEET

Structure of HIV genome 'decoded'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8186263.stm

HIV-1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV-1

Sustainable Agriculture: Perennial Plants Produce More; Landscape Diversity Creates Habitat For Pest Enemies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804071358.htm

Sustainable agriculture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_agriculture

Lead-based Consumer Paint Remains A Global Public Health Threat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804094641.htm

Lead paint

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_paint

Martian methane mystery deepens

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8186314.stm

'UFO' seen on BBC News webcam

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8186289.stm

Regrow Your Teeth? and More for Wednesday, August 5, 2009

2009-08-05T10:18:00.000-07:00

Sick Fish May Get Sicker Due To Climate Change And Other Stresses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803185830.htm

Coral Reefs Face Increasing Difficulties Recovering From Storm Damage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090623112119.htm

International Marine Project Helps Protect Some Of The World's Rarest And Most Fragile Coral Reefs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804071820.htm

Galapagos Coral Conservation: Impact Mitigation, Mapping and Monitoring

http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/66755/

Ocean coral 'offers pain therapy'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8183039.stm

Terpenoids—LXXII1: Chemical studies of marine invertebrates—XXVI, 2 Δ9(12)-capnellene-3β,8β,10α,14-tetrol, a novel polyoxygenated sesquiterpene from the alcyonarian capnella imbricata

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6THR-42NJFYR-75&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=3243f026b51d0c8c20e535253c5ca00b
Coral

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral

Greenroofs Can Save Cities Millions Of Gallons Of Water

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803083628.htm

Green roof

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_roof

Understanding Biology Of Guam's Native Fadang Tree

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723113504.htm

Cycas micronesica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycas_micronesica

Cycas micronesica (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/630768

Cycas micronesica (IUCN Red List – Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/61316/0

Tires Made From Trees: Better, Cheaper, More Fuel Efficient

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090721122846.htm

Newly Discovered Snow Roots Are 'Evolutionary Phenomenon'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090611192134.htm

Corydalis conorhiza

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corydalis

Trees are 'crucial famine food'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8182673.stm

Growing Evidence Of Marijuana Smoke's Potential Dangers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090805110741.htm

An Ancient Bug Makes Electricity

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/JustOneThing/story?id=8249436&page=1

Geobacter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geobacter

New Yeasts Could Help Fast-Track Biofuel Production

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090801193917.htm

Structure Of Antibiotic Ramoplanin Reveals Promising Mechanism

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803185828.htm

Ramoplanin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramoplanin

Middle Miocene Oxygen Minimum Zone Expansion Offshore West Africa: Evidence For Global Cooling Precursor Events

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090801095806.htm

Miocene

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miocene

New Technique to Catch Fossil Thieves

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32271709/ns/technology_and_science-science/page/2/

Circus Animal Ban, Lepidometer Use, Failure of the IMCI & More for Friday, July 31, 2009

2009-07-31T10:07:00.000-07:00

Bolivia bans use of animals in circuses

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090730/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_bolivia_circus_animals;_ylt=Ak7zfBwr1PQHsEBvAjAexq4PLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJ2ZTY3N2p0BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzMwL2x0X2JvbGl2aWFfY2lyY3VzX2FuaW1hbHMEcG9zAzEwBHNlYwN5bl9hcnRpY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDYm9saXZpY

Rodent Size Linked To Human Population, Climate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090730200634.htm

Invigorated Muscle Structure Allows Geese To Brave The Himalayas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728201743.htm

Anser indicus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar-headed_Goose

Anser indicus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1047336

Bald-headed, pink-faced songbird discovered

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32210908/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Pycnonotus hualon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pycnonotus_hualon

Fresh hope for world's fisheries

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8176292.stm

New Hope For Fisheries: Overfishing Reduced

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090730141555.htm

Honeybees warn of risky flowers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8176000/8176878.stm

Bees face another killer: selenium

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32203740/ns/technology_and_science-science/

All a flutter: Painted lady invasion

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8177655.stm

Vanessa cardui

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_cardui

Vanessa cardui (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/2926929

Butterflies tracked as a barometer

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32226247/ns/us_news-environment/

Lepidometer

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/07/lepidometer.html

Lepidoptera

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidoptera

Barometer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barometer

Coal Mine Canary

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canary_in_a_coal_mine

Dinosaurs come alive in Chicago

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Private transplants to be banned

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8177826.stm

Just Expecting A Tasty Food Activates Brain Reward Systems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727102026.htm

Parasites May Have Had Role In Evolution Of Sex

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090706171542.htm

Journal retracts claim of sperm made of stem cells

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32234135/ns/health-cloning_and_stem_cells/

Breast-feeding could save 1.3 million lives

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32234145/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/

U.N. program to save children failed

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32222438/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Program

http://dub.washington.edu/djangosite/media/papers/tmpbj0qhL.pdf

Life Evolved in Lakes? and Earliest Tree Dweller? & More for Wednesday, July 29, 2009

2009-07-29T09:04:00.000-07:00

Incomplete Entries & Computing Bacteria for Friday, July 24, 2009

2009-07-24T10:14:00.000-07:00

* Chrysina image licensed under Creative Commons by Charles Lam

You know we often strive to deliver a 'complete' entry of the daily major postings concerning biology, zoology and other life science topics. Today, we had some unique issues with Blogger freezing up, our (public) Dell Optiplex 755 deleting our data and Microsoft Word (the most current version) and DOS dumping our data...all at the same time. We spoke to the IT people who 'run' the computers and servers here at our IP address, but they reported that it is policy for them to delete all documents when rebooting the servers - even when they have been saved. But, we know that is false based on our previous experience.

Warning!: Based on our experience (above) we strongly suggest moving any and all Word Document work to Google Documents as soon as possible if you are working in the same type of environment.

'Bacterial Computers': Genetically Engineered Bacteria Have Potential To Solve Complicated Mathematical Problems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723194321.htm

Halting A Pandemic: NIH Mounts Search For A H1N1 Vaccine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723194958.htm

Chinese experts grow live mice from skin cells

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre56m4pw-us-stemcells-china/

Cloud Changes Worsen Global Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723141812.htm

Swine flu is now in 160 Countries

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8167961.stm

Copper Can Help In The Battle Against Influenza A H1N1, Says Scientist

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723201456.htm

Landmark Panda Birth Caught on Camera

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8166949.stm

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

http://www.eol.org/pages/328070

Hot secret behind toucan's bill

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8165895.stm

Ramphastidae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toucan

New Lizard Specie Discovered in India

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8166904.stm

Modest Fisheries Reduction Could Protect Vast Coastal Ecosystems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090722093802.htm

The Secret of the Green Beetle's Shine

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8166157.stm

Chrysina gloriosa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysina

Mayan Forest Conservation 3000 Years Ago

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090722150825.htm

Bacterial Wall to Stop Sahara's Growth?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8166929.stm

'Long-haired' Water Molds Are The Most Virulent

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090721090136.htm

Saprolegnia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saprolegnia

Longer Life For Milk Drinkers, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090722083720.htm

Another 'Silent Spring' & More for Wednesday, July 22, 2009

2009-07-22T08:50:00.000-07:00

Is it another 'Silent Spring'? (No, we're not referring to the late, great Rachel Carson's classic Silent Spring...). Well, actually its now summer, but we've noticed some missing residents around here in lower eastern Michigan. We were up - quite early this morning, before sunrise - and noticed a deafening silence. 'Where were the crickets?', we wondered. Any other year, this time of day and season, you could hear their chorus. We find the complete absence of one of our favorite insects a little disturbing and eerie. We have found a couple (two, exactly) of the smaller field-variety brown crickets - during this whole season... Is it a cause for concern?

Always silent and always appearing en masse, we missed another of our insect friends - Ephemeroptera or the Mayfly. Where have they been this year? Is it too cool and wet for them, this year? Or is it some other unknown reason? Is it linked to our disappeared Gryllidae? We don't know...

Another missing resident is the common Bufo bufo and some of our other Anuran friends. Last spring, we encountered hundreds of their tadpoles in drying tire tracks. Many of which we believe to have matured and survived as we heard their croaks and groans earlier this year. Now, the areas where we had encountered them just one year ago are nearly and/or completely silent. The tire tracks are still there. They are wet. But, inexpicably they are uninhabited. Is it too late in the season? Or is there some other, more ominous reason? We hope to post video evidence of this soon, but lacking funds, we must ask for donations to do this. Otherwise, the evidence may never be posted.

We had previously posted our concerns about the anurans and bufo previously (in another venue...) and received some derogatory comments regarding that. But, we expected that. However, we did not expect a complete disappearance. Believing that the little creatures form the ecological foundation for the rest of the biosphere, we wonder if the next phase of disappearance is coming. We firmly believe that what happens to our other earthling neighbors, happens to us...